At around 2.45am yesterday morning, a bunch of thugs descended upon the group of university students peacefully assembling at Dataran Merdeka and assaulted them, resulting in one student ending up in hospital. Besides physically roughing the students up, the thugs also destroyed the tents that the students were camping in.<\/p>\n
The group of student activists had been camping peacefully at Dataran Merdeka for 6 days now, in an attempt to exercise their democratic rights to protest against what they claim to be high interest rates and administrative charges imposed by the national educational loan fund (PTPTN).<\/p>\n
The barbaric use of violence against peacefully assembling students has drawn immediate condemnation from all quarters, including human rights groups and Malaysians at large. Since when have thuggery and gangsterism become part of our culture? It is indeed a sad day when our children who are merely trying to express their democratic rights are victimised in such an ugly and violent manner.<\/p>\n
Worse, reports have come in stating that policemen had been on duty in the area but had not intervened until the student leaders pleaded for help. And although they finally quelled the violent attacks, it was too little too late and most of the thugs had already left. In the end, only one person was apprehended.<\/p>\n
When KualaLumpur Police Chief Mohmad Salleh was asked why only one out of a whole mob of attackers was nabbed, despite there being eyewitness videos to identify other attackers, he responded that \u201cit was early in the morning and we could not differentiate the attackers from those already there.\u201d <\/p>\n
This police inaction is similar to the incident at Speaker\u2019s Corner in Esplanade in Penang on 26 February when UMNO and Perkasa members behaved like thugs, violently attacking and injuring 2 reporters during an anti-Lynas rally. One of the reporters had to endure 8 stitches to close his injury. The policemen present just stood by and did not act to stop or arrest those involved in the barbaric attacks of UMNO and Perkasa members attacking peaceful anti-Lynas demonstrators and physically force the anti-Lynas demonstrators to leave. Up to now not a single person has been arrested by Penang police. <\/p>\n
Regretfully, the police inaction were also seen in Dataran Merdeka in Kuala Lumpur by dragging their feet once again and not taking pro-active measures against what can only be described as a politically-motivated hate crime. To make matters worse, no UMNO Minister has spoken out to condemn the atrocious incident. Home Minister Dato\u2019 Seri Hishamuddin Hussein merely downplayed the incident and even claimed that it could be a deliberate attempt to stir up emotions.<\/p>\n
Worse is the arrogant and inexcusable response by Higher EducationMinister Dato\u2019 Khaled Nordin, who as the minister responsible for universities and university students should have been protecting them instead of condoning such barbaric attacks. Dato\u2019 Khaled had tweeted: \u201cNo one asked them to camp out at Dataran Merdeka. When somethinghappens, don\u2019t go asking for sympathy.\u201d<\/p>\n
Dato\u2019Khaled\u2019s remarks in telling the hapless students not to \u201cgo asking for sympathy\u201d when they had just been beaten up and abused for merely exercising their basic human and democratic rights is nothing short of sheer arrogance and a statement that is unbecoming of a minister.<\/p>\n
DAP strongly condemns this incident as it is not only an attack on the sacred principles of human rights but also a blatant affront to Malaysian culture and values. DAP regrets police inaction during the barbaric attacks university students exercising their rights by peacefully assembling at Dataran Merdeka and shameful refusal by UMNO Ministers to condemn these attacks.<\/p>\n
Lim Guan Eng<\/p>\n
—–BM Version—<\/p>\n
Kenyataan Akhbar oleh Setiausaha Agung DAP dan Ahli Parlimen Bagan, Lim Guan Eng pada 20.4.2012 di Kuala Lumpur Pada sekitar 2.45 pagi semalam, sekumpulan samseng telah turun menuju sekumpulan pelajar universiti yang berhimpun secara aman di Dataran Merdeka dan menyerang mereka, mengakibatkan salah seoran pelajar dimasukkan ke hospital. Selain kekasaran fizikal terhadap pelajar, samseng ini juga memusnahkan khemah tempat pelajar-pelajar itu berkhemah<\/p>\n Sekumpulan aktivis pelajar ini telah berkhemah secara aman di Dataran Merdeka sejak 6 hari lalu, dalam cubaan untuk menuntut hak- hak demokratik mereka untuk memprotes terhadap apa yang mereka dakwa kadar faedah dan caj pentadbiran yang tinggi telah dikenakan oleh Perbadanan Tabung Pendidikan Tinggi Nasional (PTPTN).<\/p>\n Keganasan biadap yang digunakan terhadap pelajar yang berkumpul secara aman ini telah menarik kutukan segera daripada semua pihak, termasuk kumpulan-kumpulan hak asasi manusia dan rakyat keseluruhannya. Sejak bila keganasan dan gangsterime menjadi sebahagian daripada budaya kita? Ia sangat menyedihkan apabila anak-anak kita yang hanya cuba untuk menyatakan hak demokratik mereka menjadi mangsa dalam apa-apa cara yang buruk dan ganas. <\/p>\n Lebih buruk lagi, laporan yang keluar menyatakan ada anggota polis yang bertugas di kawasan itu tetapi tidak campur tangga sehingga pemimpin pelajar meminta bantuan. Dan walaupun mereka akhirnya menghentikan serangan ganas ini, ia adalah terlalu lambat kerana kebanyakan samseng ini telah pergi. <\/p>\n Apabila ditanya kepada Ketua Polis Kuala Lumpur Mohmad Salleh mengapa hanya seorang daripada kumpulan penyerang ditangkap, walaupun ada video daripada saksi untuk megenal pasti penyerang, belia menjawab bahawa \u201cia adalah pada awal pagi dan kita tidak dapat membezakan penyerang dari orang-orang yang sedia ada\u201d.<\/p>\n Kegagalan polis bertindak adalah sama dengan insiden di Speaker Corner, Esplanade Puau Pinang pada 26 Februari lalu apabila ahli-ahli UMNO dan Perkasa berkelakuan seperti samseng, menyerang secara ganas dan mencederakan 2 orang wartawan semasa perhimpunan anti-Lynas. Seorang wartawan terpaksa menerima 8 jahitan untuk menutup kecederaan beliau. Anggota polis yang hadir hanya berpeluk tubuh dan tidak bertindak untuk menghentikan atau menangkap mereka yang terlibat dalam serangan kejam UMNO dan ahli Perkasa yang menyerang penunjuk perasaan secara aman anti Lynas dan memaksa secara fizikal meminta penunjuk perasaan anti-Lynas bersurai. Sehingga kini tiada sebarang tangkapan oleh polis Pulau Pinang Keengganan pihak polis yang dilihat di Dataran Merdeka di Kuala Lumpur dengan ‘melengah-lengahkan kaki’ mereka sekali lagi dan tidak mengambil langkah-langkah proaktif hanya dapat digambarkan sebagai satu jenayah kebencian yang bermotifkan politik. Lebih teruk lagi, tiada Menteri UMNO memberi respon untuk mengutuk insiden kejam ini. Menteri Dalam Negeri, Dato’ Seri Hishamuddin Hussein memandang ringan kejadian ini dan malah mendakwa bahawa ia adalah satu cubaan sengaja untuk membangkitkan emosi. <\/p>\n Lebih buruk lagi adalah respon yang angkuh dan tidak boleh dimaafkan oleh Menteri Pengajian Tinggi, Dato Khaleed Nordin yang mana sebagai menteri bertanggungjawab untuk universiti dan pelajar universiti untuk melindugi mereka dan bukannya menyerang secara kejam. Dato’ Khaleed dalam twitter : \u201cNo one asked them to camp out at Dataran Merdeka. When somethinghappens, don\u2019t go asking for sympathy.\u201d (Tiada siapa yang meminta mereka berkhemah di Dataran Merdeka. Bila sesuatu terjadi, tidak perlu meminta simpati) <\/p>\n Kenyataan Dato’ Khaleed dengan memberitahu pelajar malang tersebut supaya tidak ‘pergi meminta simpati\u201d apabila mereka telah dipukul dan didera untuk menuntut hak asasi manusia dan hak demokratik memang sangat angkuh dan satu kenyataan yang amat tidak sopan datang dari menteri. <\/p>\n DAP mengutuk sekeras-kerasnya insiden ini kerana ia bukan sahaja satu serangan ke atas prinsip-prinsip hak asasi manusia yang suci tetapi juga satu penghinaan secara terang-terangan kepada budaya dan nilai-nilai Malaysia. 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Besides physically roughing the students up, the thugs also destroyed the tents that the students were camping in. The group of student activists …<\/p>\n
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\nMenyesali kegagalan polis bertindak semasa serangan biadap kepada pelajar universiti yang berhimpun menyatakan hak dalam perhimpunan aman di Dataran Merdeka dan keengganan menteri- menteri UMNO untuk mengutuk serangan amat memalukan. <\/strong><\/p>\n
\nKesal.<\/p>\n